419 scam: "MR.JOHN MORRIS"<info@mffp.net> FROM MINISTRY OF FINANCE ON FOREIGN PAYMENT.

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- mrjohn_morris1955@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR.JOHN MORRIS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrjohn_morris1955@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2015 08:28:57 -0800
Subject: FROM MINISTRY OF FINANCE ON FOREIGN PAYMENT.

Ministère de l’Economie et des Finances
MINISTRY OF FINANCE ON FOREIGN PAYMENT
CONSOLATION WEST AFRICAN BENIN REP ZONAL OFFICE
ADDRESS; 56/78 JEAN CRESENT COUR RD APKAPKA R.B
Contact E-mail- mrjohn_morris1955@yahoo.com.hk
REF/567/FG/BR/86/BJ

Attention; Beneficiary

This is to inform about a meeting conducted with UNITED NATIONS secretary-General In Affiliation with World Bank concerning all the people that lost money during international transaction from differences countries as a whole with individuals and organizations that needs financial support,

This includes every foreign contractors that may have not received their contract sum, and people that have had an unfinished transaction or international businesses that failed due to Government problems, or much unnecessary demand by their coordinators etc.

The UNITED NATIONS in Affiliation with WORLD BANK has find out this issue and agreed to compensate each person involved as a Globe Foundation Welfare Support with the sum of USD$ 2,5Million, and your name with email contact was found in the list of those who are to benefit from these compensation exercise and that is why we are contacting you,

Therefore, you are deeply advised to get back to us urgently with your data in order to enable us direct you to the approved bank that in position to conduct the payment, Hence our obligation remain to monitor the transaction and ensure there is no unofficial act toward the successful conclusion.

Regards,

MR.JOHN MORRIS
MINISTRY OF FINANCE ON FOREIGN PAYMENT
CC;- Mr. Ban-ki Moon
United Nations Secretary-General
Our Ref: U.N/WBO/042BJ/2014
http://www.un.org/sg/

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